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Errar conjugation

errar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning make a mistake / be mistaken / wander. In the present tense: yo yerro, tú yerras, él/ella yerra, nosotros erramos, vosotros erráis, ellos yerran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance
Infinitive
errar
Gerundio
errando
Meaning
make a mistake / be mistaken / wander
Pattern
Irregular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Errar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivoerrarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundioerrandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar errando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yoyerro
Yo yerro cuando confundo intensidad con verdad y doy por hondo algo que solo estaba sonando fuerte.I make a mistake when I confuse intensity with truth and take as deep something that was only sounding loud.
yerras
Tú yerras menos cuando te detienes un momento antes de defender con tanta prisa tu primera lectura.You make fewer mistakes when you pause for a moment before defending your first reading so hastily.
élyerra
Él yerra al juzgar rápido, porque todavía cree que una impresión inicial ya basta para entender el fondo.He makes a mistake when judging quickly, because he still believes that an initial impression is already enough to understand the depth.
nosotroserramos
Nosotros erramos siempre que preferimos una explicación cerrada a la incomodidad de seguir pensando un poco más.We make a mistake whenever we prefer a closed explanation to the discomfort of continuing to think a little more.
vosotroserráis
Vosotros erráis cuando queréis resolverlo todo demasiado pronto y no dejáis tiempo a lo que aún no está claro.You all make a mistake when you want to resolve everything too soon and do not leave time for what is still unclear.
ellosyerran
Ellos yerran al simplificar demasiado, como si quitar matices pudiera volver la realidad más obediente.They make a mistake by oversimplifying, as if removing nuance could make reality more obedient.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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yohe errado
Yo he errado varias veces al buscar claridad rápida, y ahora veo mejor cuánto daño hace cerrar demasiado pronto.I have made a mistake several times by seeking quick clarity, and now I better see how much damage closing too soon does.
has errado
has errado menos desde que dejaste de defender tan deprisa tu primera lectura del problema.You have made fewer mistakes since you stopped defending your first reading of the problem so quickly.
élha errado
Él ha errado al juzgar rápido y por eso ahora intenta escuchar más antes de concluir.He has made a mistake by judging quickly and that is why now he tries to listen more before concluding.
nosotroshemos errado
hemos errado cuando preferimos una explicación demasiado limpia, y hoy ya vemos mejor lo que quedaba fuera.We have made a mistake when we preferred an explanation that was too clean, and today we already better see what was left out.
vosotroshabéis errado
habéis errado al querer resolverlo todo demasiado pronto, aunque ahora empezáis a notar lo que no habíais dejado madurar.You all have made a mistake by wanting to resolve everything too soon, although now you are beginning to notice what you had not allowed to mature.
elloshan errado
Ellos han errado al simplificar demasiado y hoy les cuesta menos admitir que el matiz también era parte de la verdad.They have made a mistake by oversimplifying and today it is less hard for them to admit that nuance was also part of the truth.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yoerré
Yo erré cuando creí que una intuición intensa ya equivalía a una comprensión suficiente.I made a mistake when I believed that an intense intuition already equaled a sufficient understanding.
erraste
erraste menos cuando te detuviste a tiempo y dejaste de defender tan rápido lo primero que pensaste.You made fewer mistakes when you stopped in time and ceased defending so quickly the first thing you thought.
élerró
Él erró al juzgar deprisa y luego vio que había confundido claridad con precipitación.He made a mistake by judging hastily and then saw that he had confused clarity with haste.
nosotroserramos
erramos cuando preferimos una explicación cerrada en vez de soportar un poco más de duda.We made a mistake when we preferred a closed explanation instead of enduring a little more doubt.
vosotroserrasteis
errasteis al querer resolverlo todo demasiado pronto, pero después comprendisteis que faltaba todavía mucha lectura.You all made a mistake by wanting to resolve everything too soon, but afterward you understood that there was still much reading missing.
elloserraron
Ellos erraron al simplificar demasiado y por eso el problema volvió a aparecer con otra forma.They made a mistake by oversimplifying and that is why the problem appeared again in another form.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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yoerraba
Yo erraba a menudo cuando todavía confundía intensidad emocional con verdad bien pensada.I used to make mistakes often when I still confused emotional intensity with truth well thought out.
errabas
errabas menos cuando te dabas tiempo antes de defender la primera interpretación que te tranquilizaba.You used to make fewer mistakes when you gave yourself time before defending the first interpretation that reassured you.
élerraba
Él erraba al juzgar rápido porque aún no sabía sostener la incomodidad de no entender del todo.He used to make a mistake by judging quickly because he still did not know how to sustain the discomfort of not fully understanding.
nosotroserrábamos
errábamos siempre que buscábamos una explicación demasiado cerrada para una realidad que todavía seguía abriéndose.We used to make mistakes whenever we looked for an explanation too closed for a reality that still kept opening.
vosotroserrabais
errabais cuando queríais resolverlo todo demasiado pronto y no dejabais respirar lo que aún estaba formándose.You all used to make mistakes when you wanted to resolve everything too soon and did not let breathe what was still taking shape.
elloserraban
Ellos erraban al simplificar demasiado, aunque una parte de ellos ya intuía que faltaban matices decisivos.They used to make mistakes by oversimplifying, although a part of them already sensed that decisive nuances were missing.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía errado
Yo ya había errado cuando entendí que había cerrado demasiado pronto una pregunta que todavía pedía más verdad.I had already made a mistake when I understood that I had closed too soon a question that was still asking for more truth.
habías errado
Ya habías errado menos antes de ver que todavía seguías defendiendo algunas certezas por pura necesidad de calma.You had already made fewer mistakes before seeing that you still kept defending some certainties out of a pure need for calm.
élhabía errado
Él ya había errado al juzgar rápido cuando notó que su claridad se parecía demasiado a una simplificación cómoda.He had already made a mistake by judging quickly when he noticed that his clarity resembled too much a comfortable simplification.
nosotroshabíamos errado
Ya habíamos errado cuando admitimos que habíamos preferido una explicación cerrada a la dificultad de seguir pensando.We had already made a mistake when we admitted that we had preferred a closed explanation to the difficulty of continuing to think.
vosotroshabíais errado
Ya habíais errado al querer resolverlo todo demasiado pronto cuando comprendisteis que el problema seguía abierto por dentro.You all had already made a mistake by wanting to resolve everything too soon when you understood that the problem still remained open inside.
elloshabían errado
Ellos ya habían errado al simplificar demasiado cuando descubrieron que la parte decisiva del asunto había quedado fuera.They had already made a mistake by oversimplifying when they discovered that the decisive part of the matter had been left out.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube errado
Apenas hube errado, vi que había confundido una impresión fuerte con una verdad suficiente.As soon as I had made a mistake, I saw that I had confused a strong impression with a sufficient truth.
hubiste errado
Cuando hubiste errado menos, entendiste después que la pausa estaba protegiéndote mejor que la rapidez.When you had made fewer mistakes, you later understood that the pause was protecting you better than speed.
élhubo errado
Cuando él hubo errado al juzgar rápido, su conclusión perdió fuerza en cuanto apareció un matiz nuevo.When he had made a mistake by judging quickly, his conclusion lost strength as soon as a new nuance appeared.
nosotroshubimos errado
Cuando hubimos errado al preferir una explicación cerrada, comprendimos que la duda también estaba intentando ayudarnos.When we had made a mistake by preferring a closed explanation, we understood that doubt was also trying to help us.
vosotroshubisteis errado
hubisteis errado al resolverlo todo demasiado pronto antes de reconocer que aún faltaba dejar madurar una parte esencial.You all had made a mistake by resolving everything too soon before recognizing that an essential part still had to be allowed to mature.
elloshubieron errado
Ellos hubieron errado al simplificar demasiado cuando todavía no sabían cuánto matiz sostenía la verdad del conjunto.They had made a mistake by oversimplifying when they still did not know how much nuance sustained the truth of the whole.

Futuro

Future

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yoerraré
Yo erraré menos si dejo de tomar cada intuición intensa como si ya fuera una comprensión suficiente.I will make fewer mistakes if I stop taking each intense intuition as if it were already a sufficient understanding.
errarás
errarás menos cuando aprendas a retrasar un poco la necesidad de cerrar y concluir.You will make fewer mistakes when you learn to delay a little the need to close and conclude.
élerrará
Él errará menos al juzgar si acepta por fin que entender lleva más tiempo que reaccionar.He will make fewer mistakes when judging if he finally accepts that understanding takes more time than reacting.
nosotroserraremos
erraremos menos si dejamos de preferir explicaciones cerradas para realidades que todavía siguen abriéndose.We will make fewer mistakes if we stop preferring closed explanations for realities that still keep opening.
vosotroserraréis
erraréis menos cuando no queráis resolverlo todo demasiado pronto y dejéis respirar lo ambiguo.You all will make fewer mistakes when you do not want to resolve everything too soon and let the ambiguous breathe.
elloserrarán
Ellos errarán menos al simplificar si aprenden a sostener mejor el matiz sin miedo a la complejidad.They will make fewer mistakes by simplifying if they learn to better sustain nuance without fear of complexity.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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yohabré errado
Para entonces, yo habré errado menos y entenderé mejor qué parte de mi error venía del deseo de cerrar demasiado pronto.By then, I will have made fewer mistakes and I will better understand which part of my mistake came from the desire to close too soon.
habrás errado
Para la noche, habrás errado menos y quizá por fin notes cuánto te estaba empujando la necesidad de certeza inmediata.By night, you will have made fewer mistakes and perhaps at last notice how much the need for immediate certainty was pushing you.
élhabrá errado
Para entonces, él habrá errado menos al juzgar y su claridad parecerá menos precipitada y más trabajada.By then, he will have made fewer mistakes when judging and his clarity will seem less hasty and more worked through.
nosotroshabremos errado
Para esa fecha, habremos errado menos y veremos con más claridad cuánto perdíamos al cerrar demasiado pronto.By that date, we will have made fewer mistakes and we will see more clearly how much we were losing by closing too soon.
vosotroshabréis errado
Para entonces, habréis errado menos y os costará menos tolerar una realidad que no cabe enseguida en una conclusión.By then, you all will have made fewer mistakes and it will cost you less to tolerate a reality that does not immediately fit into a conclusion.
elloshabrán errado
Ellos habrán errado menos al simplificar y habrá menos riesgo de dejar fuera justo lo decisivo.They will have made fewer mistakes by oversimplifying and there will be less risk of leaving out precisely what is decisive.

Condicional

Conditional

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yoerraría
Yo erraría menos si no siguiera buscando una claridad rápida cada vez que aparece algo incierto.I would make fewer mistakes if I did not keep seeking quick clarity each time something uncertain appears.
errarías
errarías menos si confiaras más en la pausa y menos en la necesidad de concluir enseguida.You would make fewer mistakes if you trusted the pause more and the need to conclude immediately less.
élerraría
Él erraría menos al juzgar si soportara mejor la incomodidad de no entender del todo todavía.He would make fewer mistakes when judging if he better endured the discomfort of not yet fully understanding.
nosotroserraríamos
erraríamos menos si no buscáramos una explicación cerrada cada vez que la realidad se vuelve ambigua.We would make fewer mistakes if we did not seek a closed explanation each time reality becomes ambiguous.
vosotroserraríais
erraríais menos si no quisierais resolverlo todo demasiado pronto solo para calmar la inquietud.You all would make fewer mistakes if you did not want to resolve everything too soon just to calm the unease.
elloserrarían
Ellos errarían menos al simplificar si no confundieran claridad con pobreza de matices.They would make fewer mistakes by oversimplifying if they did not confuse clarity with poverty of nuance.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría errado
Yo habría errado menos si hubiera dejado antes de tomar cada intuición intensa como una verdad suficiente.I would have made fewer mistakes if I had earlier stopped taking each intense intuition as a sufficient truth.
habrías errado
habrías errado menos si hubieras confiado antes más en la pausa que en la urgencia de concluir.You would have made fewer mistakes if you had earlier trusted the pause more than the urgency to conclude.
élhabría errado
Él habría errado menos al juzgar si hubiera soportado mejor no entender del todo todavía.He would have made fewer mistakes when judging if he had better endured not yet fully understanding.
nosotroshabríamos errado
habríamos errado menos si no hubiéramos buscado una explicación cerrada para una realidad que aún seguía abriéndose.We would have made fewer mistakes if we had not sought a closed explanation for a reality that still kept opening.
vosotroshabríais errado
habríais errado menos si no hubierais querido resolverlo todo demasiado pronto solo para recuperar calma.You all would have made fewer mistakes if you had not wanted to resolve everything too soon just to recover calm.
elloshabrían errado
Ellos habrían errado menos al simplificar si no hubieran confundido claridad con pobreza de matices.They would have made fewer mistakes by oversimplifying if they had not confused clarity with poverty of nuance.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yoyerre
Es importante que yo no yerre otra vez por querer cerrar demasiado pronto una pregunta que aún no está madura.It is important that I not make a mistake again by wanting to close too soon a question that is not yet mature.
yerres
Conviene que yerres menos y no conviertas cada incertidumbre en una urgencia por concluir.It is advisable that you make fewer mistakes and not turn each uncertainty into an urgency to conclude.
élyerre
Es bueno que él yerre menos al juzgar y no confunda rapidez con comprensión.It is good that he make fewer mistakes when judging and not confuse speed with understanding.
nosotroserremos
Es lógico que no erremos tanto si dejamos de preferir explicaciones cerradas para realidades abiertas.It is logical that we not make so many mistakes if we stop preferring closed explanations for open realities.
vosotroserréis
Nadie quiere que erréis por resolverlo todo demasiado pronto y dejar fuera lo que aún no estaba claro.Nobody wants you all to make mistakes by resolving everything too soon and leaving out what was still not clear.
ellosyerren
Me preocupa que ellos yerren al simplificar y vuelvan invisible justo el matiz que más importa.It worries me that they make mistakes by oversimplifying and render invisible precisely the nuance that matters most.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya errado
Espero no haya errado ya otra vez por haber querido cerrar demasiado pronto lo que aún pedía más tiempo.I hope I have not already made a mistake again by having wanted to close too soon what still asked for more time.
hayas errado
Ojalá hayas errado menos y no te hayas dejado arrastrar otra vez por la urgencia de concluir.Hopefully you have made fewer mistakes and have not let yourself be dragged again by the urgency to conclude.
élhaya errado
Dudo que él haya errado poco del todo, aunque ya se note que su manera de juzgar se ha vuelto menos precipitada.I doubt that he has made very few mistakes completely, although it is already noticeable that his way of judging has become less hasty.
nosotroshayamos errado
Espero que no hayamos errado tanto y que por eso hoy todavía podamos abrir lo que cerramos demasiado rápido.I hope that we have not made so many mistakes and that because of that today we can still open what we closed too quickly.
vosotroshayáis errado
Ojalá hayáis errado menos por haber querido resolverlo todo demasiado pronto y sin dejar madurar la lectura.Hopefully you all have made fewer mistakes by having wanted to resolve everything too soon and without allowing the reading to mature.
elloshayan errado
Es posible que ellos hayan errado ya al simplificar, aunque todavía no vean bien cuánto matiz dejaron fuera.It is possible that they have already made mistakes by oversimplifying, although they still do not clearly see how much nuance they left out.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yoerrara
Si yo errara menos, dejaría de tomar cada intuición intensa como si ya fuera una verdad suficiente.If I made fewer mistakes, I would stop taking each intense intuition as if it were already a sufficient truth.
erraras
Si erraras menos, confiarías más en la pausa y menos en la necesidad de concluir enseguida.If you made fewer mistakes, you would trust the pause more and the need to conclude immediately less.
élerrara
Si él errara menos al juzgar, soportaría mejor la incomodidad de no entender del todo todavía.If he made fewer mistakes when judging, he would better endure the discomfort of not yet fully understanding.
nosotroserráramos
Si erráramos menos, dejaríamos de buscar una explicación cerrada cada vez que la realidad se vuelve ambigua.If we made fewer mistakes, we would stop looking for a closed explanation each time reality becomes ambiguous.
vosotroserrarais
Si errarais menos, no querríais resolverlo todo demasiado pronto solo para recuperar calma.If you all made fewer mistakes, you would not want to resolve everything too soon just to recover calm.
elloserraran
Si ellos erraran menos al simplificar, distinguirían mejor claridad real y pobreza de matices.If they made fewer mistakes by oversimplifying, they would better distinguish real clarity from poverty of nuance.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera errado
Si yo hubiera errado menos, no estaría ahora intentando reabrir una pregunta que cerré por impaciencia.If I had made fewer mistakes, I would not now be trying to reopen a question that I closed out of impatience.
hubieras errado
hubieras errado menos si hubieras confiado antes más en la pausa que en la urgencia de concluir.You would have made fewer mistakes if you had earlier trusted the pause more than the urgency to conclude.
élhubiera errado
Él hubiera errado menos al juzgar si hubiera soportado mejor no entender del todo todavía.He would have made fewer mistakes when judging if he had better endured not yet fully understanding.
nosotroshubiéramos errado
hubiéramos errado menos si no hubiéramos buscado una explicación cerrada para una realidad que aún seguía abriéndose.We would have made fewer mistakes if we had not looked for a closed explanation for a reality that still kept opening.
vosotroshubierais errado
hubierais errado menos si no hubierais querido resolverlo todo demasiado pronto solo para recuperar calma.You all would have made fewer mistakes if you had not wanted to resolve everything too soon just to recover calm.
elloshubieran errado
Ellos hubieran errado menos al simplificar si no hubieran confundido claridad con pobreza de matices.They would have made fewer mistakes by oversimplifying if they had not confused clarity with poverty of nuance.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yoerrare
Si yo errare mañana menos, quizá por fin deje de confundir claridad rápida con verdad suficiente.If I make fewer mistakes tomorrow, perhaps at last I will stop confusing quick clarity with sufficient truth.
errares
Cuando errares menos, verás mejor cuánto te estaba empujando la urgencia de concluir.When you make fewer mistakes, you will better see how much the urgency to conclude was pushing you.
élerrare
Si él errare menos al juzgar esta vez, evitará cerrar demasiado pronto lo que aún no estaba maduro.If he makes fewer mistakes when judging this time, he will avoid closing too soon what was not yet mature.
nosotroserráremos
Si nosotros erráremos menos, dejaremos de buscar una explicación cerrada cada vez que la realidad se vuelva ambigua.If we make fewer mistakes, we will stop looking for a closed explanation each time reality becomes ambiguous.
vosotroserrareis
Si vosotros errareis menos, no querréis resolverlo todo demasiado pronto solo para recuperar calma.If you all make fewer mistakes, you will not want to resolve everything too soon just to recover calm.
elloserraren
Si ellos erraren menos al simplificar, distinguirán mejor claridad real y pobreza de matices.If they make fewer mistakes by oversimplifying, they will better distinguish real clarity from poverty of nuance.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere errado
Cuando yo hubiere errado ya menos y la inquietud siga, sabré que la raíz no era solo mi prisa por concluir.When I have already made fewer mistakes and unease still remains, I will know that the root was not only my haste to conclude.
hubieres errado
Cuando hubieres errado ya menos y la urgencia siga, verás que faltaba algo más que aprender a pausar.When you have already made fewer mistakes and urgency still remains, you will see that something more than learning to pause was missing.
élhubiere errado
Cuando él hubiere errado ya menos al juzgar y la dureza siga, entenderemos que la raíz estaba también en otra defensa más antigua.When he has already made fewer mistakes when judging and hardness still remains, we will understand that the root was also in another older defense.
nosotroshubiéremos errado
Cuando hubiéremos errado ya menos y la tendencia a cerrar siga, veremos que faltaba algo más que tolerar mejor la duda.When we have already made fewer mistakes and the tendency to close still remains, we will see that something more than better tolerating doubt was missing.
vosotroshubiereis errado
Cuando hubiereis errado ya menos y la prisa siga, sabréis que la raíz no estaba solo en vuestro modo de pensar, sino también en vuestra necesidad de calma inmediata.When you all have already made fewer mistakes and haste still remains, you will know that the root was not only in your way of thinking, but also in your need for immediate calm.
elloshubieren errado
Cuando ellos hubieren errado ya menos al simplificar y el matiz siga perdiéndose, se verá que hacía falta otra forma de sostener la complejidad.When they have already made fewer mistakes by oversimplifying and nuance still keeps getting lost, it will be seen that another way of sustaining complexity was needed.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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yerra
yerra menos y deja de tratar cada intuición intensa como si ya fuera una verdad suficiente.Make fewer mistakes and stop treating each intense intuition as if it were already a sufficient truth.
élyerre
yerre si quiere con cautela, pero que no convierta la duda en una prisa por concluir.Let him make mistakes cautiously if he wants, but let him not turn doubt into a haste to conclude.
nosotroserremos
erremos menos y dejemos de buscar explicaciones cerradas para realidades que siguen abriéndose.Let us make fewer mistakes and stop looking for closed explanations for realities that keep opening.
vosotroserrad
errad menos y dejad respirar un poco más lo que todavía no está claro del todo.Make fewer mistakes and let breathe a little more what is still not fully clear.
ellosyerren
yerren menos si hace falta, pero que no simplifiquen hasta volver invisible el matiz decisivo.Let them make fewer mistakes if necessary, but let them not simplify until the decisive nuance becomes invisible.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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no yerres
no yerres por querer cerrar demasiado pronto una pregunta que todavía no está madura.Do not make a mistake by wanting to close too soon a question that is still not mature.
élno yerre
no yerre al juzgar confundiendo rapidez con comprensión.Do not let him make a mistake when judging by confusing speed with understanding.
nosotrosno erremos
no erremos buscando una explicación cerrada para una realidad que todavía sigue abriéndose.Let us not make a mistake by looking for a closed explanation for a reality that still keeps opening.
vosotrosno erréis
no erréis queriendo resolverlo todo demasiado pronto solo para recuperar calma.Do not make mistakes by wanting to resolve everything too soon just to recover calm.
ellosno yerren
no yerren al simplificar hasta dejar fuera justo el matiz que más importa.Do not let them make mistakes by oversimplifying until precisely the nuance that matters most is left out.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ cuando confundo intensidad con verdad y doy por hondo algo que solo estaba sonando fuerte.

I make a mistake when I confuse intensity with truth and take as deep something that was only sounding loud.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'errar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'errar' means to make a mistake / be mistaken / wander. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is errar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Yes, errar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
How do you conjugate errar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of errar: yo yerro, tú yerras, él/ella/usted yerra, nosotros erramos, vosotros erráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes yerran.
How do you conjugate errar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of errar: yo erré, tú erraste, él/ella/usted erró, nosotros erramos, vosotros errasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes erraron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of errar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of errar: yo erraba, tú errabas, él/ella/usted erraba, nosotros errábamos, vosotros errabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes erraban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of errar?
The past participle of errar is 'errado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he errado' (I have make a mistake / be mistaken / wandered), 'has errado', 'ha errado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of errar?
The gerundio of errar is 'errando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy errando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.